Species Leptotarsus (Macromastix) fergusoni (Alexander, 1924)
- Macromastix fergusoni Alexander, C.P. 1924. New or little-known Tipulidae (Diptera).—XX. Australasian species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 13: 177-194 [192].
Type data:
Holotype AM K48190 ♂ adult, Blue Mountains, NSW [33° 39' 55" S 150° 17' 4" E].
Paratype(s) AM 5♂ adults.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Female brachypterous.
General References
Alexander, C.P. 1927. Crane-flies or Daddy Long-legs. Victorian Naturalist 44: 4-8 [6] (observations)
Alexander, C.P. 1929. New or little-known Tipulidae (Diptera).—XLI. Australasian species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10 3: 49-71 [193] (observations)
Alexander, C.P. 1932. A review of the Tipulidae of Australia (Diptera). I. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 57: 1-23 [17] (observations)
Dobrotworsky, N.V. 1974. The Tipulidae (Diptera) of Australia. X. The genus Leptotarsus Guérin; the subgenus Macromastix Osten–Sacken. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 25: 31-62 [43] (taxonomy)
Wilson, F.E. 1929. Concerning Crane Flies. Victorian Naturalist 46: 88-94 [94] (observations)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 03-Nov-2011 | 29-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |